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Idioms and Phrases for SSC

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What is an idiom? An idiom is an expression or phrase whose meaning does not relate to the literal meaning of its words. In other words “Idioms mean something different than the individual words.” Read this blog to know useful and common idioms with examples and meanings.

In this blog we mentioned most important idioms for SSC exam, banking, peb and other govt exam.

Idioms and Phrases for SSC

IDIOMS MEANING
All eye for an eyetit for tat (जैसे को तैसा)
At sixes and sevens In disorder (तितर बितर)
Bad blood enmity, bitterness (पुरानी दुश्मनी)
A man of lettersScholar (ज्ञानी)
Donkey’s yearA long time
Leave no stone unturnedTo try every possible way (सभी संभव प्रयास करना)
Feather in one’s capA new and additional distinction ( कोई उपलब्धि)
To nip in the bud To stop something in the starting (किसी समस्या आदि को शुरू में ही समाप्त कर देना)
Bear in mindRemember
To put a spoke in one’s wheelTo hinder
To clip one’s wingsTo deprive one of power
Hold upDelay
To play fast and looseTo act in an unreliable way
Feather one’s own nestMake money in an improper way
Pull a fast onePlay a trick
Grease the palmTo bribe
Turn-turtle Complete over-turn of a situation
Strain every nerve Work very hard
Button one’s lips Stop talking
Cock and bull stories Absurd and unlikely stories
A live wire Lively and active
Capital punishmentDeath sentence
Leaps and bounds Rapidly
Wet behind the earsYoung and without much experience
Under a cloud Under suspicion
To take into account consider
All eye for an eye tit for tat
At sixes and sevens in disorder
A fish out of water in an uncomfortable position
An apple of discord cause of quarrels, dispute or position
A dark horse a competitor of unknown capabilities
A man of straw a man with no voice or will of his own
A black sheep an unlucky person
Give up abandon
At a snail ‘s pace very slowly
All and sundry everything, all the people
To have an axe to grind selfish motive
Alfa and omega from beginning to end
Apple pie order perfect order
Fighting fit in good health
At a loss confused
At logger heads in dispute, quarrelling
At daggers drawn very unfriendly, hostile, at great enmity
Idioms and Phrases for SSC
with open arms cordially
to lay down one‘s arms to surrenders
At one’ s wit’s end confused
All at sea completely confused
Axe out to turn out
To allow the grass to grow under one‘ s feet to be lazy
Achilles‘ heel any part , spot or area that is vulnerable
Bad blood bitterness, enmity
To set the bait to lay a trap
To keep the ball rolling to continue a conversation or an activity
Between the devil and the deep blue sea in a dilemma
Brid‘ s eye view a general view
Brids of the same feather people of the same sort
Bone of contention a thing/subject of dispute
Blue-eyed boy Favourite student
Bear up with endure
to be above board to be honest in any business deal
By and large on the whole, speaking generally
Form the blue sudden or unexpected
To be on one‘s mind to worry about something
Idioms and Phrases for SSC
Bear the burnt suffer the most
To be on the apex To be at the highest point
By the strong hand By force
To blow one‘s stack top or blow a fuse /gasket lose one‘s temper, become extremely angry
To beat a hasty retreat Go away hurriedly
By long adds by a great difference
Bite /kiss the dust fail, end unsuccessfully
Bricks and mortar buildings
Blow hot and cold support and oppose
By hook or by crook by fair or unfair means
Blue blood of noble birth
Cats and dogs very heavily
cut no ice to have no effect
creature comforts Luxuries
To clear the decks to remove obstructions
Come back to earth return to reality
To call the question to doubt, find fault with
Do away with finish
To edge out to push out slowly
To eke out to earn a living

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Pushpendra Patel

दोस्तों आपकी तरह मै भी प्रतियोगी परीक्षाओं की तैयारी करता हूँ। इस वेबसाइट के माध्यम से हम एसएससी , रेलवे , यूपीएससी, पुलिस इत्यादि परीक्षाओं की तैयारी करने वाले छात्रों की सहायता कर रहे हैं ! हम इन्टरनेट पर ही उपलब्ध सामग्री को एक आसान रूप में आपके सामने प्रकट करने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं ! हमारा उद्देश्य उन सभी छात्रों को प्रतियोगी परीक्षाओं की सभी समाग्री उपलब्ध कराना है जो पैसे ना होने की वजह से इन पुस्तकों को खरीदने में दिक्कत होती हैं और अपने सपनों को पूरे नही कर पाते है, धन्यवाद.

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